Poker Tip
Unconnected Medium and Low Cards are Usually Unplayable. This includes suited cards that can't flop a straight. Both ends of a straight such as 9 5 fall into this very weak catagory.
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World Series of Poker
Today is the start of the World Series of Poker tournaments taking place at the Rio Las Vegas. The World Series of Poker is the gold standard among poker tournaments and the most popular poker tournament in the world. If you are a poker player, you want to win a gold bracelet at one of these WSOP tournaments sometime in your life. Bragging rights are as important as the money at the World Series of Poker. The 2005 World Series of Poker promises to be the biggest ever with record prize money in most of the poker tournaments a certainty. Over 6,000 poker players are expected to participate in the WSOP Championship tournament with the total prize pool exceeding $60 million. WSOP tournaments continue daily through July 6, with the World Series of Poker Championship tournament beginning July 7 (see the World Series Poker More >>
Mirage Poker Showdown
May in Las Vegas is always a good time. The temperature is rising and will start averaging 100F in a month or so, but for now it is a comfortable 80F. And the Mirage is such a great place to hang out. This is the spot for poker players in May. The Mirage is holding its annual Mirage Poker Showdown and has expanded the number of poker tournaments and satellite opportunities. The $10,000 Championship poker tournament takes place May 23-26. Players entering the Championship Tournament should give some thought to arriving early to get in on the $1,500 Super Satellite tournaments on May 21 and 22. The Super Satellites will award as many entries as possible to the Championship More >>
World Poker Tour
24 year old Michael Gracz is new to tournament poker having played his first tournament in 2004, but he is on a roll. After placing in the money at several major tournaments, including the Taj Classic and the LA Poker Classic, he won the 2005 Party Poker Million IV picking up a $1.5 million prize. In doing so he also helped the World Poker Tour celebrate a milestone. Gracz's $1.5 million prize put the WPT over the $100 million mark in total prize money awarded. The World Poker Tour has changed the world of poker as its tournaments and television shows continue to grow in popularity. Over $70 million in prize money was awarded just this last season and the World Poker Tour Championship is expected to have over $10 million in prize money. The WPT Championship takes place April 18-24 at the Bellagio in Las More >>
Bay 101 Shooting Star Poker Tournament
The Bay 101 Shooting Star poker tournament begins March 4. There will be poker tournaments Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, with the $10,000 World Poker Tour tournament beginning on Monday. The Shooting Star tournament gets its name from the fact that Bay 101 invites various poker stars to the tournament and places a $5,000 bounty on their head. Any player knocking a star out of the tournament gets the More >>
Commerce Casino LA Poker Classic
Michael Mizrachi is on a roll. Last month he made it to the final table of the World Poker Open Championship tournament. This month, Mizrachi won the Commerce Casino LA Poker Classic Championship tournament outlasting more than 500 players competing for over $5 million in prize money. His first place finish was good for $1.8 million. Mizrachi is peaking at the right time and will be a serious contender in the remaining World Poker Tour tournaments and the WPT Championship in More >>
World Poker Tour Invitational
Fans of poker in the Los Angeles area may want to consider stopping in at the Commerce Casino on February 24, to watch the World Poker Tour WPT Invitational tournament. The final table of the poker tournament will be televised on the Travel Channel and is always one of the most popular WPT tournaments with More >>
World Series of Poker Tournament Circuit
Harrahs continues its World Series of Poker Tournaments this month with a stop at the Harrahs Rincon Casino located near San Diego, California. A week of daily tournaments start on February 20, and there will be a four day $10,000 WSOP Circuit Championship tournament beginning February 27. The next World Series of Poker Circuit tournament will be in March at the Las Vegas Rio More >>
World Poker Open
John Stolzmann, a 23 year old college student majoring in philosophy, won the World Poker Open Texas Hold'em Championship tournament. The World Poker Open is a part of the World Poker Tour and the Championship tournament saw a record 512 players competing for a total prize pool of $4,832,773. Stolzmann outladsted some of the top names in poker including Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, and Scotty Nguyen. Stolzmann's win was good for about $1.5 More >>
Party Poker to go Public?
The leader in online poker is apparently considering going public. PartyGaming, formerly iGlobalMedia, is looking at strategic options for maximizing its value and one of those options includes a public offering with the stock listed on the London Stock Exchange. Party Poker has about five million members and it is not unusual to see over 60,000 players online at any time. Also under consideration is keeping the company private and raising additional capital for More >>
Commerce Casino LA Poker Classic
The Commerce Casino LA Poker Classic tournaments begin January 26, and continue over the next few weeks. The main event is a five day $10,000 Texas Hold'em Championship that starts on February 18. The Championship tournament is a World Poker Tour event. In conjunction with the LA Poker Classic, Commerce Casino will also be hosting a WPT Invitational poker tournament and a tournament on the Professional Poker Tour circuit. Find out More >>
World Poker Open
Handicapping a poker game? BoDog sportsbook has put its handicappers to work on the World Poker Open Championship. Daniel Negreanu is listed as the favorite at 25/1. The odds on Gus Hansen, Men Nguyen, and John Juanda are 30/1. Phil Ivey, Barry Greenstein, Annie Duke, Antonio Esfandiari, and Scott Fischman, are all listed at More >>
World Series of Poker Tournament Circuit
The response was good for Harrah's first World Series of Poker Tournament in Atlantic City. There were 249 players in the three day Championship tournament and a prize pool of $2,365,500. Nghi Tran outlasted poker pros such as Erick Lindgren and Stan Goldstein to pick up the first place prize of More >>
World Series of Poker Tournament Circuit
The inaugural World Series of Poker Tournament Circuit begins this month with Harrahs Atlantic City hosting poker tournaments January 7-18. Additional tournaments will be held each month at a different Harrahs casino property leading up to the 2005 World Series of Poker in June and July. Read more More >>
Tunica Casinos
Players looking for a break from the poker action in Tunica will find plenty of options. The Grand Casino, Gold Strike Casino, and Horseshoe Casino all offer top spas, restaurants, and entertainment. Also, Memphis, Tennessee, is only about a 30 minute drive and hosts attractions such as Elvis Presley's Graceland, the Memphis Zoo, and a multitude of blues, jazz, and rock and roll nightclubs. More about... More >>
Grand Casino American Poker Classic
While in Tunica, also consider the Grand Casino which is holding its annual Grand American Poker Classic January 6-24. There is a poker tournament each day and the buy-ins are reasonable ranging from $100 to $1,500. The poker tournaments are mostly Texas Hold'em with a few Omaha tournaments. The Championship poker tournament is a two day tournament that begins on January 23. Read about More >>
World Poker Open
Tunica, Mississippi, has become one of the most popular gambling spots in the U.S., and is one of the poker hot spots in January. The World Poker Open, a World Poker Tour event, runs from January 6-23, with a four day Championship poker tournament starting January 24. The tournaments are primarily limit, no limit, and pot limit Texas Hold'em with a few Omaha and Seven Card Stud poker tournaments. The Championship tournament draws some of the big names in poker and past winners include Barry Greenstein and David " Devil Fish" Ulliott. The World Poker Open is jointly sponsored by the Horseshoe Casino and Gold Strike Casino and daily satellite tournaments begin on January 5. Find out More >>
Free PartyPoker Tournaments
As most players know, Party Poker is the largest online poker room and they have some exceptional free poker tournaments going on right now. This is probably the best run of freeroll poker tournaments they have ever hosted. Continuing through the rest of December, Party Poker is hosting daily $1,000 freeroll poker tournaments. In addition, Party Poker is hosting two $50,000 freeroll poker tournaments, one in December and one in January, that are intended to be a competition among the top Party Poker players. These are the best freeroll poker tournaments going on anywhere right now and should not be missed. Find out more... More >>
Borgata Poker Giveaway
Poker players in Atlantic City may want to take note of the Borgata poker room's Christmas giveaway. The Borgata Casino Hotel is celebrating the holidays with the "12 Days of Christmas Poker Giveaway." The poker room is giving away free prizes every day from December 6 through December 23, including DVD players, digital cameras, home theater systems, laptop computers, and more... More >>
Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic
Enough rest. Time to start thinking about the next major poker tournament and for that we go to the luxury of the Bellagio in Las Vegas, host to the Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic. This is the next stop on the World Poker Tour and December at the Bellagio is a lot of fun with plenty of side action. Satellite tournaments begin on November 29, and the Classic kicks off the next day with a no limit Texas Hold'em tournament. Daily tournaments continue through December 13, and the WPT tournament runs December 14-18. Bring a little extra, this WPT tournament is a $15k buy-in. Find out more... More >>
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